Manilla Central School Newsletter K-12 Newsletter No 12 Monday, 6 th May, 2019 Secondary – Phone: 67 851 184, Fax: 67 852 138 Primary – Phone: 67 851 599, Fax: 67 851 705 morning tea for our helpers and special guests. Thank you to Mr Ian McGrane who did an awesome job on the sound system and Mr James Galloway for being our official photographer. There are many people to thank for helping this service come into fruition. Thank you to Mrs Vickie White (General Assistant) for all her hard work. Thank you to all my wonderful helpers at the primary school for helping to set up morning tea and set up displays. Thank you to Mr Sam Saunders for coordinating with staff at the secondary and working with students on their roles throughout the service. Thank you also to Miss Alyssa Nott who organised some fantastic SRC students to greet guests at the gate. Many wreathes were laid during the service to honour the fallen and many words were read to acknowledge their sacrifices. May we continue to do this in the years to come, to ensure the spirit of the ANZACs live on. Tanya MacDonald MCS ANZAC Commemoration Manilla Central Schools annual Anzac commemoration was held on Thursday, 2nd May. We were honoured to have representatives of numerous local organisations, members of the community and St Michael’s school join us to make this day special. Thank you to the following students: • Isobel Kemp and Ezra McIlrick for being Chairpersons • Alex Gregson for delivering the Acknowledgment of Country • Sophie Good and Paul Thompson for reading a reflection on behalf of the MCS Secondary • Kate Taylor for reading the Prayer for Peace • Isabella Ormiston for reading the Table of Remembrance poem on behalf of MCS Primary • Logan Northey for reading The Ode; and • Alisha Nixon for reading a reflection on behalf of St Michaels Manilla Central Primary Choir sang ‘Lanterns’ by Birds of Tokyo led by Mrs Cassie Browne. St Michael’s Primary Choir sang ‘Spirit of the Anzac’ by Lee Kernaghan led by Mrs Cathy Shepherd, and Reece Blinman, Jasmine Collier, Eliza Jones, Chelsea Yates & Zoe Beattie from Manilla Central Secondary, sang ‘Kokoda - Only the Brave Ones’ written by Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan and Garth Porter and supported by Ian McGrane and Rowena Singleton. All items were fantastic, and both students and organising teachers of these items should feel very proud. Thank you. A special mention goes to our school band conducted by Mr Bill O’Neill. Once again, their performance was outstanding. Mr O’Neill is very dedicated to the success of Manilla Centrals School’s band and puts a lot of work into building our students skills and confidence. Thank you, Mr O! A special thank you to Mr Bill Randall who played The Lament, and to Karl Harvey who played the Last Post and The Rouse. We are so very lucky to have members of the community such as Mr Randall, and ex-students such as Karl who are always happy to offer their services. Thank you! A huge thank you is extended to Danielle Jones, Jodie Goman and their AMAZING team of Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students who once again, prepared a beautiful
morning tea for our helpers and special guests. Thank you to Mr Ian McGrane who did an awesome job on the sound system and Mr James Galloway for being our official photographer.There are many people to thank for helping this service come into fruition. Thank you to Mrs Vickie White (General Assistant) for all her hard work. Thank you to all my wonderful helpers at the primary school for helping to set up morning tea and set up displays. Thank you to Mr Sam Saunders for coordinating with staff at the secondary and working with students on their roles throughout the service. Thank you also to Miss Alyssa Nott who organised some fantastic SRC students to greet guests at the gate. Many wreathes were laid during the service to honour the fallen and many words were read to acknowledge their sacrifices. May we continue to do this in the years to come, to ensure the spirit of the ANZACs live on.Tanya MacDonald
MCS ANZAC Commemoration
Manilla Central Schools annual Anzac commemoration was held on Thursday, 2nd May. We were honoured to have representatives of numerous local organisations, members of the community and St Michael’s school join us to make this day special. Thank you to the following students:• Isobel Kemp and Ezra McIlrick for being Chairpersons • Alex Gregson for delivering the Acknowledgment of
Country• Sophie Good and Paul Thompson for reading a
reflection on behalf of the MCS Secondary • Kate Taylor for reading the Prayer for Peace• Isabella Ormiston for reading the Table of Remembrance
poem on behalf of MCS Primary• Logan Northey for reading The Ode; and• Alisha Nixon for reading a reflection on behalf of St
MichaelsManilla Central Primary Choir sang ‘Lanterns’ by Birds of Tokyo led by Mrs Cassie Browne. St Michael’s Primary Choir sang ‘Spirit of the Anzac’ by Lee Kernaghan led by Mrs Cathy Shepherd, and Reece Blinman, Jasmine Collier, Eliza Jones, Chelsea Yates & Zoe Beattie from Manilla Central Secondary, sang ‘Kokoda - Only the Brave Ones’ written by Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan and Garth Porter and supported by Ian McGrane and Rowena Singleton. All items were fantastic, and both students and organising teachers of these items should feel very proud. Thank you. A special mention goes to our school band conducted by Mr Bill O’Neill. Once again, their performance was outstanding. Mr O’Neill is very dedicated to the success of Manilla Centrals School’s band and puts a lot of work into building our students skills and confidence. Thank you, Mr O! A special thank you to Mr Bill Randall who played The Lament, and to Karl Harvey who played the Last Post and The Rouse. We are so very lucky to have members of the community such as Mr Randall, and ex-students such as Karl who are always happy to offer their services. Thank you!A huge thank you is extended to Danielle Jones, Jodie Goman and their AMAZING team of Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students who once again, prepared a beautiful
Kindergarten and Stage 5 English Reading Day
During Term 1 – Week 11, Monday 8th April, Mrs Maloy’s Stage 5 English class visited the Kindergarten room at Manilla Central School to read stories to the Kindies.
The 9/10 English students had just finished a unit on poetry and had been re-imaging Australia bush ballads into children’s books, so decided to share these stories with the kids and read other selected stories too.
Year 9/10 English students also decided to get into the spirit of creativity and dressed up in a range of costumes to surprise the Kindergarten students, much to their surprise and delight!
It was an enjoyable afternoon and a valuable sharing/learning experience for all students involved.
A BIG thankyou to Mrs Alston and Mrs Martin (SLSO) for letting the High School students be a part of the learning in the Primary School
Water in the World Workshop
Stage 4 HSIE were given the opportunity on Tuesday 9th April to participate in a Water in the World Workshop that was held by the Tamworth Regional Council at Manilla Central School. This workshop was part of the course being delivered to the students at the School in Geography and looked at the availability and distribution of water in our region, in Australia and globally.The guest speakers on the day were;
• Ian Lobban – Water Sustainability Officer for Tamworth Regional Council
• Gina Watt – Water Process Engineer for Tamworth Regional Council
They spoke with the students about where our water comes from, water restrictions in Manilla and the region and what we can do to help save water in our homes.It was an informative session that had the students asking lots of questions and also sharing their own knowledge of water issues from experiences and their research throughout the unit of work in Term 1. We would like to thank Tamworth Council for coming to the school and helping our students understand about water in our region.
1/2 Opal NewsThis term in 1/2 Opal we will be studying Earth and Space. Our unit of work will focus on discovering how we can investigate the observable changes that occur in the sky and on the land, and what Earth’s resources are and how we use and care for them. This topic will be investigated through our Talk for Learning, Sentence of the day, reading, writing and through experimentation. Students will need to draw on a range of skills and work in collaborative groups to be successful. As a part of our unit of work, we will be experimenting with green screening. Students are very excited to try this and will begin playing around with it this week. I have enlisted the help of our Instructional Leader Miss Sarah Dixon who is skilled in a wide range of areas to help make this a success. Exciting times ahead so stay tuned!My term 2 class newsletter will be sent home with students this week which will provide a few general reminders about our class routines. Please check your child’s bags for this letter.This Thursday, 9th May, I will be attending a conference in Sydney around Learning Sprints with Dr Simon Breakspear. So far 1/2 Opal and1/2 Emerald have completed a Learning Sprints around sight words and have done some professional learning around the ways the brain learns tricky words. We are currently doing a sprint on correct letter formation. Mrs Nola Elliott will be taking the class in my absence. 1/2 Opal will not be hosting an assembly until Term 3. At this stage it is on the school calendar for Thursday 29th August. A reminder about this will be sent out closer to the day. Please ensure that you regularly keep up-to-date with the school newsletter and Seesaw for any changes.Students have been busy building their knowledge of phonemes and how they blend them together to make words. Pictured are students using their knowledge during morning phonics instruction. Students have been busy organising some special gifts for Mother’s Day. On behalf of 1/2 Opal, I would like to wish all Manilla Central Schools parents and carers a very happy Mother’s Day. Mrs Mac
ANZAC Commemoration
COMING EVENTS - Week 2Week B
Mon, 6 May -
Tue, 7 May Primary GRIP Leadership
Wed, 8 may Primary Schools’ Cup Netball
Primary Breakfast Club
Thu, 9 May Secondary Schools’ Cup Netball
Mother’s Day Stall (Primary)
7/8 Food Tech Prac Assessment
Fri,10 May UNE Open Day
Stewart House Donations due
Manilla Central School, as a service to the school community, may publicise non-school events which may be of interest. Manilla Central School does not endorse or sponsor these events and accepts no responsibility for the service provided.
Canteen Price Rise (Effective Monday, 13th May)
Small Milk - $2.00
Goujons Dinos - 5 for $3.00
Prices have increased due to supplier price increase.
15th May, 2019
Primary Cross Country Change of Date
Please note the Primary Cross Country will now be held on Monday, 13th May - 11.30am to 1.00pm
Presentation will be held at the Primary
Assembly on Thursday, 16th May at 2.15pm
Mother’s Day Stall
On Thursday, 9th May P&C will be holding a Mother’s Day stall at the Primary site.
Gifts are available for purchase by students ranging in price from
$2.00 to $6.00.
Primary Breakfast Club
Every Wednesday
8.30—9.00am
Cereal, Toast, Fruit & Yoghurt
Stewart HouseStewart House donation envelopes that were sent home last term are due back at school this Friday, 10th May.Entry is only $2.00 for a chance to win a family holiday valued at $4,000.
7/8 Food Tech Prac Assessment
CHANGE OF DATE - Will be occurring Thursday, 9th May periods 3 & 4.
